In this month's cancer news review podcast, Dr. William Nelson, director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, discusses top cancer stories on sun related cancers, presmenopausal breast cancer, and prostate cancer patients with asthma and more. First, Dr. Nelson speaks about research that examines the use of vitamin B3 (niacin) and skin cancers. Skin […]
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Intertwining Healing and Art
May 6, 2015 | posted by Michelle Potter | Uncategorized | 4 comments
**This blog piece was written by Judy F. Minkove on the Communal Art Project I’m so proud of you, Mom … I love you beyond reason … Hope you’re jammin’ in Heaven … are among hundreds of poignant messages that form an artistic expression of love and loss at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. […]
Why I Ride: Michele Fountain
Apr 14, 2015 | posted by Michelle Potter | Uncategorized | 5 comments
For Michele Fountain, a second-year cyclist in the Ride to Conquer Cancer benefiting the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital and Howard County General Hospital, there is more than one reason why she gears up and rides. Having worked at Johns Hopkins for over 30 years—12 of which have been spent […]
Making a Difference at Overlea High School
Apr 7, 2015 | posted by Michelle Potter | Uncategorized | No comments
On March 26, 2015, a committed group of students at Overlea High School proudly presented the Kimmel Cancer Center with the funds they had raised to support the Breast Cancer Program and the patients and families whom it benefits. Under the guidance of their teacher, Mrs. Mary Demski, the students worked together to plan multiple […]
Our Story of Cancer: Alleviate the Suffering of Patients with Cancer
Apr 3, 2015 | posted by Michelle Potter | treatment | No comments
We've asked our staff to share their thoughts on the PBS documentary, Cancer: Emperor of All Maladies. This week, we'll post their comments, including how they hope it will influence the public dialogue on cancer, research and treatment. Ephraim Fuchs, M.D., M.B.A., professor of oncology and immunology at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center shares his thoughts: […]
Our Story of Cancer: Further Gains in Preventing, Treating and Curing Cancer in the Near Future
Apr 2, 2015 | posted by Michelle Potter | Prevention/Screening, Research, treatment | No comments
We've asked our staff to share their thoughts on the PBS documentary, Cancer: Emperor of All Maladies. This week, we'll post their comments, including how they hope it will influence the public dialogue on cancer, research and treatment. Terry Langbaum, MHS, Chief Administrative Officer at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, shares her thoughts: We are hoping […]
Our Story of Cancer: Successful Transition to Thrive Beyond Cancer
Mar 31, 2015 | posted by Michelle Potter | Survivorship | No comments
We've asked our staff to share their thoughts on the PBS documentary, Cancer: Emperor of All Maladies. This week, we'll post their comments, including how they hope it will influence the public dialogue on cancer, research and treatment. Vered Stearns, M.D., co-director of the Breast and Ovarian Cancer Program shares her thoughts: Cancer is a spectrum of […]
Our Story of Cancer: “Inspire an Unprecedented Outpouring of Support”
Mar 30, 2015 | posted by Michelle Potter | Uncategorized | No comments
We've asked our staff to share their thoughts on the PBS documentary, Cancer: Emperor of All Maladies. This week, we'll post their comments, including how they hope it will influence the public dialogue on cancer, research and treatment. Pediatric oncologist, Pat Brown, M.D. shares his thoughts: "I hope it (the documentary) will inspire an unprecedented outpouring of […]
Christmas Lights Brighten Hospital Rooms and Patients’ Lives
Dec 30, 2014 | posted by Michelle Potter | Patient Stories | No comments
One strand of brightly colored lights instantly uplifted the spirits of 17-year-old Matsie and cheered up her hospital room. Matsie, like many others young and old with cancer, would be spending the holidays in the hospital. Her father’s thought to buy her a small strand of lights transformed her stark white hospital room into a […]
Patients Kept Cozy This Winter
Dec 18, 2014 | posted by Michelle Potter | Uncategorized | 1 comment
Through a grant from The Women's Board of The Johns Hopkins Hospital, selected Kimmel Cancer Center patients are receiving ChemoCozy jackets this winter. The fleece jackets, stylishly and thoughtfully designed by cancer survivor Greg Hamilton and his wife, provide easy access to peripherally and centrally-inserted intravenous lines, implanted devices and pockets for surgical drains. “We […]